The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, is saddened about the loss
of many lives at the stoning of the devil rites during the recent Hajj.
He has advised the federal government to encourage Nigerians who go to
Hajj in future to skip that part of the rite unless they get
spaces close to Jamrat where the stoning takes place.
According to the Nation, Alhaji Sanusi told Sokoto pilgrims in the Holy
Land that stoning of the devil is not worth the blood of any Muslim
adding that the refusal to perform the stoning of devil rituals does not
in any way invalidate one’s Hajj.
He said:“During the era of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), he permitted pilgrims
who came on camels to stay in Makkah after Arafat, instead of staying
in Mina and sleeping at Muzdalifa.
“So, if the Prophet could give such grace to some people, just to
protect their animals, why didn’t our scholars educate our people
properly to avoid this untoward hardship and death.
“Therefore, it will be part of my recommendations to the federal
government that, if we cannot get accommodation close to Jamrat where
the Arabs reside in Mina, then this year may be the last time we will
sleep in Mina and Muzdalifa because we want to stone the devil.
“Besides that, if one deliberately refuses to even perform the stoning
of the devil rituals, all he needs to do is to slaughter a ram. So, if
this is the situation, why do we go and suffer and die instead of
sacrificing a ram?
“As is it presently, sleeping in Mina and Muzdalifa is not backed by any
Hadith or verse of the Qur’an. So, why do we continue to do it?”
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Nigerians shouldn’t stone the devil again -Alhaji Sanusi
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